Wei Xiyin's expression was serious. "Do you really think being a deputy chief is that easy? Just because you ran around without considering the overall situation, your subordinates were punished as well. Have you ever thought about what would happen if you were ambushed?"

Wei Lang was completely panicked and tugged at his sister's sleeve pitifully, "I know I was wrong, please don't punish them, sister."

Wei Xiyin was too lazy to pay attention to him. How could she not teach him a lesson? She simply walked around everyone and went to the house in the northeast corner.

Wei Lang seemed to have been drained of all his energy at this moment. He lowered his head and followed his sister listlessly.

There are three village houses in the northeast corner, right next to the earthen wall, and it is pitch black all around.

Guards lit torches, and many corpses were lying on the ground in a circle outside.

The body had been processed and the head had been completely destroyed.

There was a faint candlelight in the middle room, and Qin Shan and his guards were untying the ropes that bound everyone.

When Wei Xiyin approached, she saw many people sitting inside, including men, women, young and old. Each of them looked very weak, exhausted, and haggard.

But even though they were in such a miserable state, the demeanor of this group of people was different from others. They sat with their backs straight, and their demeanor and temperament were very outstanding.

Hearing the noise, they raised their heads and looked towards the door. The heroic girl's face seemed a little blurry under the dim candlelight.

In addition to relatives and friends of the Wei family, there are also many wealthy families from nearby counties.

Wei Xiyin nodded to everyone and introduced herself, "Wei Xiyin from the Qinghe Wei Clan, nice to meet you all."

There were men, women, young and old, and it was not appropriate to perform the noble etiquette, otherwise the younger ones would take advantage of her. Besides, it was awkward to perform the female etiquette when leading troops outside, so she simply nodded as a greeting.

Everyone's eyes flickered when they heard this.

Unexpectedly, he was rescued by a woman.

Some cautious people responded immediately and thanked her out loud: "Miss Wei, you are too polite. I haven't thanked you for saving my life yet. I don't need to thank you for such a great favor."

The others also hurried to thank her.

No matter what, it was she who saved everyone, and this kindness must be remembered in our hearts.

Everyone's mental state was not very good. They felt breathless after talking for a few more words. After asking carefully, they found out that those people from the Ten Directions Sect were only given one meal every two days, and it was all wild vegetables dug from outside, without any staple food.

Upon seeing this, Wei Xiyin immediately ordered the guards to fetch drinking water from the well outside, and distributed the dry food they had brought with them to everyone.

Waited for a moment.

"I wonder which of you are relatives or friends of the Wei family?" she asked bluntly.

Everyone was stunned, as if they had not expected her to be so direct. What's more, they had never thought that she didn't even recognize her own relatives.

Wei Xiyin herself remained calm. She took out the list of relatives and friends as if no one was around, and prepared to circle out the people she found for easier statistics and to give an explanation to the clan.

After all, her grandfather is the patriarch.

Since she has taken on the burden, these people are also her responsibility.

Everyone in the room was speechless.

There was a moment of silence.

Someone sighed and replied, "We are the Beiqiu Wang family and the Zuo family, collateral cousins ​​of the Wei family. Also here are the Xincheng Liu family and the Yimu Zhao family. Yes, the Xincheng Yang family is also here, and we are the direct six-branch relatives..."

The few families named sat cross-legged on the spot, looking at her calmly without saying a word.

Wei Xiyin listened while opening the booklet and circled it. Since she didn't have a pen, she picked up a burnt charcoal from the burning house outside.

She asked, "So, everyone from the three nearby counties is here?"

The man shook his head. "No, it's just that those who fled south are all here. We were unlucky and were caught not long after we came out to hide. Several families escaped with many servants, but after encountering the Ten Directions Sect, they resisted fiercely and were killed."

“Many families were also captured here, and we just ran into them.”

Wei Xiyin soon learned some incredible news from him.

There are more than just these few people in the Ten Directions Sect, and more than just one Seven Directions Taoist. He can only be considered a small leader.

The survivors outside were now hiding very deep, and most of the believers were out searching for survivors, capturing people and recruiting believers at the same time. The Ten Directions Sect was constantly expanding. They were all captured by different people and then imprisoned here, under the unified supervision of the Seven Directions Taoists.

Hear the news.

Wei Xiyin's face was solemn. It seemed that the matter was more serious than she had imagined. She originally thought that those people were only targeting the Qinghe Wei family, but she didn't expect that the Wei family was just one of the targeted families.

What do they want to do?

Want to take over the world?

It doesn't make sense. What can be done with a country that is in ruins? Or is the zombie virus really related to the Ten Directions Sect?

The world? Does it need an army?

Wei Xiyin suddenly remembered the imperial edict intercepted by Princess Zhongshan. She wondered if the other Yizhou troops in the territory had received the same military document and rushed to Guangping County.

Guangping Gu family...

She quickly asked, "What is the origin of this Ten Directions Sect? Does anyone know?"

Everyone shook their heads in unison. "I don't know. They seemed to appear out of nowhere shortly after the outbreak. Some people had previously speculated that the plague might be related to them, but at the time, everyone was in dire straits."

There were a few people sitting in the corner, looking desolate, with the sadness between their brows unable to be concealed.

Most people did not participate in the conversation, but just listened in silence.

The disaster caused many relatives and friends to turn into monsters, and the world became increasingly chaotic. The former glory and wealth, family heritage, all disappeared. Now they have nothing and don’t know where to go in the future.

Before I knew it, the sky outside had turned a pale white, as if dawn was about to break.

For some reason it was particularly hot and humid today. The small village house was packed with people, and it was so airless that it made people feel uncomfortable. In particular, some people were still wearing winter clothes when they were captured, and were later tied up with ropes so that they could not take off their clothes. They were sweating from the heat.

Summer, it seems, has really arrived.

Wei Xiyin fell silent upon hearing this. She slowly walked outside the house and stood under the eaves, tapping her fingers unconsciously. Not far away was the house destroyed by flames, which had become a ruin.

After almost an hour, Chang Ying and others still had not returned.

Wei Xiyin was still a little worried. Seeing the warm sun rising outside, she ordered, "Send a few teams of guards out to find out where Chang Ying and the others are."

"Yes!" The guards immediately took the order and dozens of people ran towards the village entrance.

Outside the village's earthen wall, Chang Ying and others were walking towards this side. The expressions on their faces were unpredictable and no emotion could be seen.

The guards at the rear tied a rope to a long tasseled spear and dragged a corpse in black.

Upon closer inspection, it was the man with the scimitar!

The body was thrown at the entrance of the village, and Chang Ying immediately replied to Wei Xiyin.

He bowed his head and saluted, "My lady, we caught up with that man and surrounded him. Seeing there was no escape, he simply committed suicide with a knife. We were unable to stop him and failed to comply with your orders."

This man with a scimitar is a ruthless person. He is ruthless to his companions and even more ruthless to himself.